FANTASY FOOTBALL ARTICLES

The results from 2004 showing how many times a kicker scored at least 8 points in a game or kicked two or more field goals during a game. Also included are the totals for each team since that is more telling about the number of opportunities that each kicker received. With the amount of kickers changing teams each year, it is more reliable to consider the track record of the team a kicker is going to play for – not what they have done in the past. “Plyd” indicates how many games were played by each kicker.

Games with 8 or more points: This is a key statistic, it marks basically a performance in the top 25% of all performances in the NFL last year (75% of games had less than 8 kicking points). Several kickers turned in some big games along the way but given that so many kickers end up around the same 100 to 110 total points, it benefits your fantasy team more to have a consistent kicker than to enjoy the monster game while suffering through three or four times as many below-average efforts. In head-to-head play, this is the actual rankings for kickers in order of value to a fantasy team. Shayne Graham, Rian Lindell, Nate Kaeding and Jeff Reed were all among the best kickers to own and each remain with the same team this season.

Games with two or more field goals: This listing is more relevant in leagues awarding distance points for field goals and for determining which kickers are being more relied on in the NFL (besides automatic extra points). A surprise here is Josh Scobee in Jacksonville. Oddly enough, the top ten includes Martin Gramatica, Doug Brien and Steve Christie who are all either unemployed or on new teams this year.